Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-30

The Opening Rail- Game Of the Cham.
PiOnship season.

PiOnship Season.
BAD wHATHKR-Sor GOOD MISUNDERSTANDING
TONS PLAY WELL But THE BosroNs PLAY BETTER
HOW THE GAME WAS Losr-coxMENTs AND rTSR-
EsrING PorN1S
The enthusiasm OF the washington base ball
puonc was Wen shown yesterday by the gather
ing OF over fifteen hundred people AT Capitol Park.
with the faint hope OF seeing the Statesmen cross
pats with the Boston team. The weather was
very threatening during the entire afternoon and
| frequent showers had occurred during the day.
Besides the wind was blowing a gale Neverthe-
less these people wanted To see the game II IL
| should be possible TO play. At 44o Umpire Wilson
| called play" with the home team first at the
| bat But six innings and half were concluded
ana up to the NTH the spectators saw as fine an
eNh Dillon OF ball playing as could be
wished. In fact il was quite remarkable
considering the soggy condition OF the
GROUNDS, and the strong gusts OF wind
that carried the bah hither and yon. The warm
lnlereSt ana excitement OF the spectators pre-
.enteu Iheir ieeling the cold until the game was
irretrieyably lost 10 the home club in the fth in-
nlngS The visitors won the game on It's merits
, 10y score Oh 20 In six innings making twelve
pdse mus 10 the WashingtonS' seven. and being
credited with but one error an overthrow Of Wise
from snort TO flrSt, While 1--WE errors were recorded
against the Washington boys. Several OF these
mistakes would probably not have occurred had the
weather been more favorable. and too, more than
one OF the visitors hits would have been captured
uhuel or9lnaTy circumstances. still the home boys
We're undeniably outplayed both In the field and at
the bat
TIE GAkRs
Nelther side scored In the first inning although
hornung, who was the first Boston player to bat,
sent the ball into far center field for three bases
With no one out and man on third IL seemed i'm
poSsioie 10 prevent score. Nevertheless the ex-
cellent work OF the home battery, whitney and
n Iit1 without a run. The spectators were de-
lighted, and were even more so when the home
team gained two runs In the second inning. Every
pouy NIT the ball hard, but Farrell kreig, and N.Y.
erS each made two-bsggers making two scores
whlle Schock's long fly to left field would have
oeen good for two or three bases but for Hornungs
aomlraple neding. The visitors failed TO score In
runs in the third. tleins the score. In In
Honung again hit three-bagger. The spectators
nopeu that the Statesmen would duplicate the
arSe inning Dy leaving him on third. But,
aItnough the next man was retired. Wise sent the
oaai Summing over Myers head and through Car.
roll bringing In Hornung and reaching third him.
WSs 70 w pe drought IN on hit by Nash The
menclng the game all over again. In the fourth
hrelg nlted the ball very gracefully over the left
neiu fence out the home-run was the only one
scored. Two runs were added to the visitors total
In the same inning, but a beautiful throw by
schosk from right field TO the home plate shut OF
announcer one. The Nationals needed but one run
ana 10 shut out the visitors in the fifth inning TO
tie the score, which stood TO g. They did the
nrst, but, unfortunately failed In retiring the
bostons until they had gained four runs, making
the score 3 10 4. When two Boston men had batted
| In this inning a number OF interested spectators
stuck pin right there and regarded
THE GAME As LOST.
Wise struck high fy TO Carroll who misiudced
1t badly, probably owing to the wind, ana Wise
reached second. Daily then hit to Whitney, who
! threw neither to FIRST nor third, for which Wise
was running, until too late TO put man out
with a man on third and another on first and the
nome team evidently letting up In their admira-
Die nelding, the result seemed a foregoDe conclu-
sion. Morrill, hit a hot one to Myers IL was an
ng1y bail 10 neld and the doughty short stop, who
up, and two more runs were The result Then,
Johnston stepped up to the plate aud lifted the
The Bostons gained still another run i'm the sixth
inning, and, although the Washingtons made one
more run IN their hall OF the seventh, the game
was called, reverting to the sixth.
TIE FEATURE OF THE GAME
was the batting Of Carroll and Hornunp. the two
left FEEDERS. Farrell played a remarkable game
at second, and Kreig did everything possible at
first. Mack is great favorite, and always works
behind the bat with both mind and body. 1t can
GOOD oTm :. S,s .nst ne Is catching IN as
does not have many passed balls, but great
many bound from his hands in front OF him.
When he becomes more accustomed TO Whitney's
pitching an Improvement in this respect is ex-
pected. kadbourne was struck on the right
eOOw by pitched ball In the fifth inning and had
TO retire, Stemmyer taking his place.
The same clubs play again to-day.
OTHER CANES YESTERDAY.
At indianapolis 10: Indianapolis, g. At
New York-New York, z; Philadelphia 4. At
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., IA; Metropolitan, 4
BASE BALL NOTES.
The Pittsburg ball grounds will seat 5000 peo.
The Boston base ball grounds are 400 by $50 feet
In size.
Nike Kelly is accused Of already having acquired
Captain Farrell is thoroughly satisfied with the
Washington team.
- Mark Baldwin is regarded in Chicago as a little
1t is claimed that Dunlap doesn't play the bali
he did in 1882 and 1888
IT, The e Boston Globe Is positive that Boston Will
take third place or better.
Bumnton has found that he can pitch without
running down toward the plate.
o., Anson recently suspended Burns without pay
for careless and Indifferent playing
Joe E.lick win play short stop for and act as
manager OF the new Kansas City team
The Detroit IS summarized by the Chicago Ne7cs
as an aggregation OF superb animals"
McCorralckS engagement viii increase the SAL
ary iist OF the P1ttsburg club TO about $50 OOo
but no offers yet received have been big enough:
Charley snyder is throwing badly again. Ten
bases were stolen on him recently in four innings
Sporting Lge asks IL Jim Whitley can keep no
his great batting PAGER washington people nope
80.
Jack Farrell Is one Of the few BAH players who
WIN slide in running 10 first. and. too feet fore
most.
Wise led the Boston batting on the recent trip.
he Ra0oourn, Daily, ana Nash outranked Kelly In
John f. Rogers says that the only competition
Tor the pennant viii be between Detroit. New
York and Boston.
Not one OF the Indianapolis pitchers or catchers
complains Of lameness or strains. Washfngton's
batteries are also In good trim
With SIS, 600 from the sale Of players and 81 600
more from the series with st. Louis Chicago Will
begin the season well heeled financially.
Among the men who are playing a remarkabl
game OF Dall Just now are Burdock and Greenwood
the Boston and Baltimore Second basemen
Burns, OF the Baltimore, receives much praise at
home for his vigorous coaching. While abroad he
is called 'tdamnatioa' Kicker hilodelphia
NeiUs.
Al Spalding rates the Leaguers at the finish in
this order: Chicagos, New Iorks, Detroits, Bos-
tons, Philadelphias, Indianapolis, Pittsburgs,
WashingtonS.
1t Is estimated that the attendance at the games
than what it was last season. The interest is
even much greater.
The Boston Globe has offered as q trophy a solid
silver bat for the best batter on the Boston team
during the season, and handsome gold medal for
the best base runner.
indianapolis claims to have cleared expenses on
the early trip, and 10 have made enough the half
dozen games at home to pay salaries for April
with a small surplus
The Boston management are confronted with a
conundrum. Sutton has been playing brilliant
game and batting hard. So has johnston The
ular team.
Farrell promises to be a very popular captain
Washington audiences are easily disguised with
continual and unnecessary kicking. They like 10